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Piano Instruction Workshop

The Hope College Department of Musicand Meyer Music of Holland are joining together to offer afree piano workshop to area piano instructors.

Nancy and Randall Faber, both leaders in pianoinstruction, will lead the workshop on Saturday, Sept. 9,from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of NykerkHall of Music on the Hope campus.

The program begins with a workshop on "TheElementary Student: Fostering a Love of Music," from 9 a.m.to 10:30 a.m. At 10:45 a.m., the Fabers will turn theirattention to older students with "The Intermediate Student: the ABCs of Artistry," which will end at noon. The finalsession runs from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and is titled"Piano Adventures: Get Ready for Take-Off."

Educators may attend all the events, or attendjust those of interest. There is no registration requiredprior to the workshop.

Nykerk Hall of Music is located in the center ofthe Hope campus, along the former 12th Street betweenCollege and Columbia avenues.

Nancy and Randall Faber have combined theirbackground as composer and performer to become one oftoday's leading supporters of the piano teacher. Thehusband and wife team has authored more than 80publications, including the best-selling "Pre Time" to"Bigtime Piano Supplementary Library" and the highlysuccessful method "Piano Adventures."

The Fabers advocate piano study not only forpersonal expression and performance success, but also as avehicle for the student's creative and cognitivedevelopment. Their philosophy is reflected in theirwriting, their public appearances and in their own teaching.

Nancy Faber was named the 1997 MTNA-ShepherdDistinguished Composer of the Year for her piece "TennesseeSuite" for Piano and String Quartet. Other commissionsinclude the flute quartet "Voices from Between Worlds,"winner of the 1994 National Flute Association's ProfessionalChamber Music Competition; a commission by "Clavier"magazine; and the Michigan Music Teacher's DistinguishedComposer Award. Her music has been heard on networktelevision and on public radio. Her teachers of compositioninclude Jean Tower, William Albright and British composerNicholas Maw; her piano studies were at the Eastman Schooland Michigan State University.

Randall Faber has performed and given workshopsthroughout the United States. He has been Artist-in-Residence at Bard College and a guest faculty member at theNational Piano Institute at Southern Methodist University. He holds three degrees from the University of Michigan, withadvance studies in both piano performance and educationalpsychology.

Additional information about the workshop may beobtained by calling the college's department of music at(616) 395-7650.